TETTERS

Noun

tetters

plural of tetter

Anagrams

• Stetter

Source: Wiktionary


TETTER

Tet"ter, n. Etym: [OE. teter, AS. teter, tetr; akin to G. zitter, zittermal, OHG. zittaroch, Skr. dadru, dadruka, a sort of skin disease. *63, 240.] (Med.)

Definition: A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See Herpes. Honeycomb tetter (Med.), favus.

– Moist tetter (Med.), eczema.

– Scaly tetter (Med.), psoriasis. Tetter berry (Bot.), the white bryony.

Tet"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tettered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tettering.]

Definition: To affect with tetter. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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